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Beam Shaping and Control with Nonlinear Optics

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Torner, L. (2002). Spatial Solitons in Quadratic Nonlinear Media. In: Kajzar, F., Reinisch, R. (eds) Beam Shaping and Control with Nonlinear Optics. NATO Science Series: B:, vol 369. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47079-9_8

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